Achievement First Boards of Directors

A talented and experienced group of professionals comprise Achievement First’s Network Support Board of Directors and the school-facing boards in New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Brooklyn and Rhode Island. Our boards’ strong expertise in multiple fields—education, community development, business, law, youth programming and finance—allow them to provide strong governance and oversight of our schools.

Achievement First Network Support Board
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Board
Achievement First Brooklyn Board
Achievement First Hartford Academy Board
Achievement First Rhode Island Board
Amistad Academy Board
Elm City College Preparatory Board

 

 

 

Achievement First Network Support Board

• Officers

  • Andrew Boas, Chair
    General Partner, Carl Marks Management Co., LP
    Westport, CT
  • Tony Davis, Treasurer
    Founder and Managing Partner, Inherent Group, LLC
    New York, NY

• Directors

  • K. Percy Ballah
    Pastor, Impact Center PVD
    Providence, RI
  • Greg Belinfanti
    Senior Managing Director, One Equity Partners
    Brooklyn, NY
  • William R. Berkley
    Chairman and CEO, W.R. Berkley Corporation
    Greenwich, CT
  • William Buck
    Treasurer, The Peter & Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation
    New York, NY
  • Thomas Lehrman
    Managing Partner, Haystack Partners
    New York, NY
  • John Motley
    Founder and CEO, Motley Consulting
    New Haven, CT
  • Valerie Rockefeller
    Chair, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
    New York, NY
  • Griselda Rodriguez-Solomon
    Professor, City University of New York (CUNY)
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Ariela Rozman
    Co-Founder, EdNavigator
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Anthony C. Thompson
    Professor of Clinical Law, NYU School of Law
    New York, NY

Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Board

Achievement First Brooklyn Board

• Board Trustees

  • Deborah Shanley, Chair
  • Romy Coquillette, Vice Chair
  • Jonathan Atkeson, Treasurer
  • Justin Cohen
  • Theresa Hayes
  • Andy Hubbard
  • Judith Jenkins
  • Christopher Lynch
  • Alison Richardson
  • William Robalino
  • Amy Arthur Samuels
  • Warren Young
  • Kevin Miquelon

• 2020-21 AF Brooklyn Board Agendas and Minutes

  • Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 11:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 12:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, August 3, 2020, 11:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, August 20, 2020, 5:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Thursday, September 10, 2020, 6:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Thursday, October 1, 2020, 6:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Thursday, November 12, 2020, 6:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, January 20, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Thursday, January 28, 2021, 6:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes
  • Thursday, March 25, 2021, 6:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Thursday, May 27, 2021, 6:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording

• Committee Meetings

  • Real Estate Committee meets every other Thursday at 1:45 pm on Zoom / see attached schedule
  • Finance Committee meets in advance of board meetings at 3:00 pm on Zoom / see attached schedule

Achievement First Hartford Academy Board

• Officers

  • Patsy Mundy, Chair
  • Bildade Augustin, Treasurer
  • Ja Hannah, Secretary

• Directors

  • David Dee
  • Lisa Tanen-LaFontaine
  • Alice Turner
  • Celina Whitmore
  • Jessica Glover
  • Erwin Hurst, Sr.

• 2020-21 AF Hartford Academy Agendas and Minutes

  • Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 11:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | The meeting did not have quorum | recording
  • Friday, July 17, 2020, 9:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 12:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | the meeting did not have quorum | recording
  • Monday, August 3, 2020, 11:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Thursday, August 6, 2020, 5:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, September 14, 2020, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, October 19, 2020, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, November 9, 2020, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, January 20, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 5:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, March 29, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes
  • Monday, May 10, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording

Achievement First Rhode Island Board

• Officers

  • Mayor Jorge Elorza, Chair
  • Ben Smith, Treasurer
  • Reshma Singh, Secretary

• Directors

  • Maryellen Butke
  • Susan Curtis
  • John Igliozzi
  • Mayor Charles Lombardi
  • Macky McCleary
  • James Wiley

• 2020-21 AF Rhode Island Board Agendas and Minutes

  • Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 11:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | this meeting did not have quorum | recording
  • Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 12:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | this meeting did not have quorum | recording
  • Monday, August 3, 2020, 11:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | this meeting did not have quorum
  • Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, November 2, 2020, 10:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Thursday, December 10, 2020, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | this meeting did not have quorum
  • Monday, January 20, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda| this meeting did not have quorum | recording
  • Monday, February 1, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda  | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, May 17, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 4:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording

• Archive Agendas and Minutes

  • Download all 2019-20 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2018-19 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2017-18 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2016-17 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2015-16 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2014-15 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2013-14 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.

•  Committee Meetings

  • AFRI Personnel Committee Meeting, February 24, 12:00pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording

• Budget

  • Download the 2019-20 budget here.

Amistad Academy Board

• Officers

  • Carolyn Greenspan, Chair
  • Patricia B. Sweet, Treasurer
  • Lorraine Gibbons, Secretary

• Directors

  • Jane Levin
  • Jennifer Alexander
  • Ethan Tyminski
  • Tyra Smallwood
  • Shannelle Whyte
  • Yashira Agosto

• 2020-21 Amistad Academy Board Agendas and Minutes

  • Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 11:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | the meeting did not have quorum | recording
  • Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 12:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, August 3, 2020, 11:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | this meeting did not have quorum | recording
  • Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes| recording
  • Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 5:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Friday, December 18, 2020, 2:15 pm / Zoom Meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, January 19, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Tuesday, January 20, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes| recording
  • Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 4:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording

• Amistad Academy Joint High School Committee Meeting Schedule

  • Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 4:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes| recording
  • Monday, November 2, 2020, 4:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 4:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes
  • Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 4:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 4:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording

• Additional Committee Meetings

  • Amistad High School Personnel Committee
    Friday, October 23, 2020, 3:15 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording

• Archive Agendas and Minutes

  • Download all 2019-20 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2018-19 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2017-18 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2016-17 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2015-16 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2014-15 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2013-14 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2012-13 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.

• Note

  • Under Connecticut state law, charter schools must post their yearly schedule of board meetings, as well as the agenda and minutes of each meeting

Elm City College Preparatory Board

• Officers

  • Dick Ferguson, Chair
  • Julia Halberstam, Vice Chair
  • Laura Saverin, Treasurer
  • Stephanie Ma, Secretary

• Directors

  • Patric Gregory
  • Prish Pierce
  • LaVonta Bryant
  • Tina Wright
  • Katie Hagen

• 2020-21 Elm City College Preparatory Board Agendas and Minutes

  • Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 11:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | the meeting did not have quorum | recording
  • Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 12:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, August 3, 2020, 11:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | this meeting did not have quorum| recording
  • Monday, August 17, 2020, 10:30 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, November 2, 2020, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Thursday, February 4, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 2:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Monday, March 22, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, May 7, 2021, 10:00 am / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 5:00 pm / Zoom meeting / Meeting ID  564 915 0765 / Password 921874
    agenda | minutes| recording

• Archive Agendas and Minutes

  • Download all 2019-20 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2018-19 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2017-18 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2016-17 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2015-16 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2014-15 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2013-14 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2012-13 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.

• Note

  • Under Connecticut state law, charter schools must post their yearly schedule of board meetings, as well as the agenda and minutes of each meeting.